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| Fonds/Collection Number: | F0263 |
| Title: | Germain Rene Bazin fonds |
| Dates: | 1970-1974 |
| Extent: | 0.11 m of textual records |
| Biographical Sketch/ Administrative History: | Germain Bazin (1901-1990), museum curator, author and teacher, was appointed research professor at York University in 1971, remaining there until 1976. He had previously served on the staff of the Louvre and was chief curator there, 1951-1965. He also taught at the University of Brussels, l’ Ecole du Louvre, and was the author of numerous widely-translated monographs and articles, including Le Mont-Saint-Michel (1933) and Historie generale de l’art (1953). |
| Scope and Content: |
The fonds consists of Germain Bazin’s correspondence with publishers (Abrams, J.P. Taillandier, ’Les nouvelles litteraires’, Thames & Hudson), museums and art agencies and exhibitions (International Council of Museums, Theodore Gericault Exposition, Lengyel Project), and administrative matters relating to York University. There is also some personal correspondence, 1971-1974. |
| Restrictions on Access and Use: | No restrictions on access. |
| Finding Aid: | File list available. |
| URL of Finding Aid: | http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000263.pdf |
| Accruals: | The fonds comprises the following accession: 1976-009. Further accruals may be expected. |
| 1976-009 |
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| Provenance Access Points: | Bazin, Germain, 1901-1990 |
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Date of creation: 2002/04/03 Date of last revision: 2003/04/15 |
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